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Draft Management Recommendations for the New York African Burial Ground
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The National Park Service is pleased to offer for your review and comment, the Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground. This draft report presents management alternatives, a suggested mission statement, mission goals, interpretive themes and scenarios.
Building on the work done in the past and taking into account the scholarship completed for the African Burial Ground and the public input received during 2004, the NPS prepared this draft. The NPS technical assistance team is indebted to all who have given of their time and talent and hope that others will contribute as well.
The Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground is available for public review and comment. You can access the report in the Documents & Links section on the left of the screen – just click on it. The public comment period closes in 30 calendar days on October 28, 2005. If you wish to comment on the report, you may submit comments by completing the questionnaire located at www.africanburialground.com, mailing comments to the address below or sending them via email to NPS_AfricanBurialGround@nps.gov.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the document and look forward to any comments you wish to submit.
Background
In 1991, during the construction of a Federal office building at 290 Broadway in lower Manhattan, excavators unearthed the largest colonial cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America. The remains of more than 400 free and enslaved Africans were discovered. It is estimated that between 10,000-20,000 African women, men and children were buried in the African Burial Ground between the late 1600s and 1795, revealing the fact that New York City in 1700 was 20 percent African. The finding renewed awareness of the cultural significance and historic preservation of African American history in New York City.
African Burial Ground
Technical Assistance Project
200 Chestnut Street
Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Building on the work done in the past and taking into account the scholarship completed for the African Burial Ground and the public input received during 2004, the NPS prepared this draft. The NPS technical assistance team is indebted to all who have given of their time and talent and hope that others will contribute as well.
The Draft Management Recommendations for the African Burial Ground is available for public review and comment. You can access the report in the Documents & Links section on the left of the screen – just click on it. The public comment period closes in 30 calendar days on October 28, 2005. If you wish to comment on the report, you may submit comments by completing the questionnaire located at www.africanburialground.com, mailing comments to the address below or sending them via email to NPS_AfricanBurialGround@nps.gov.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the document and look forward to any comments you wish to submit.
Background
In 1991, during the construction of a Federal office building at 290 Broadway in lower Manhattan, excavators unearthed the largest colonial cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America. The remains of more than 400 free and enslaved Africans were discovered. It is estimated that between 10,000-20,000 African women, men and children were buried in the African Burial Ground between the late 1600s and 1795, revealing the fact that New York City in 1700 was 20 percent African. The finding renewed awareness of the cultural significance and historic preservation of African American history in New York City.
Contact Information
National Park ServiceAfrican Burial Ground
Technical Assistance Project
200 Chestnut Street
Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106